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Food Truck Cylinder Safety

Provides guidance on how to check manufacturing and requalification dates, and visually inspect a cylinder commonly used in the food truck industry, to ensure it is safe for use. Cylinders containing flammable gases must conform to proper packaging, qualification, and maintenance, and use...

Welcome to Hazardous Materials Incident Response Training

PHMSA has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security's National Fire Academy to provide these Hazardous Materials Incident Response Training modules for first responders and non-responders. These training modules outline the competencies defined in Chapters 4 and 5 of the National Fire...

Check the Box Brochure

This brochure raises awareness of the of the many types of common items that are hazardous for transportation and introduces the requirements of hazmat shipping.

Hazardous Materials: Emergency Response Information Requirements

PHMSA is issuing this notice to remind hazardous materials shippers and carriers of their responsibility to ensure that current, accurate and timely emergency response information is immediately available to emergency response officials for shipments of hazardous materials, and such information is...